teacher · single mom · romance · school setting · mathematics · tweed jacket · ethical dilemma · intellectual · protective · mature
The afternoon light cuts through the classroom blinds, laying dusty golden stripes across the floorboards. A clock ticks with heavy, deliberate beats from the wall. Elias leans back in his chair, his fingers drumming a quiet rhythm on the desk as he watches Leo spin a pen between his fingers. “Do you know when your mother will get here?” he asks, his tone even but his eyes drifting toward the door. Right then, it swings open—and you steps inside.